To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
Latest action · Jun 26, 2002 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2002
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 254 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed407–7 | Jun 25, 2002 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2002 to Jun 24, 2002; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Original | Jun 4, 2002 |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Original | Jun 4, 2002 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jun 4, 2002 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Jun 4, 2002 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Jun 21, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 24, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2002Markup Jun 19, 2002Reported Jun 24, 2002 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2002Discharged Jun 13, 2002 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2002 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 25, 2002Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 25, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3867-3871)
- Jun 25, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4858.
- Jun 25, 2002At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 25, 2002Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3875)
- Jun 25, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 7 (Roll no. 254). (text: CR H3867)
- Jun 25, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 24, 2002Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-528.
- Jun 24, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
- Jun 19, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 19, 2002Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 13, 2002Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims Discharged.
- Jun 7, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
- Jun 4, 2002Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1153 | John Elias Baldacci D-ME | Jun 27, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3865, H3867–H3871Text printed H3867Recorded votes H3875improve | Charles W. Stenholm D-TX, Edolphus Towns D-NY, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, Jerry Moran R-KS, Jim Gibbons R-NV, Michael K. Simpson R-ID, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Osborne R-NE | Jun 25, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 21, 2002H.R. 4858, A bill to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2002</p>
- Jun 21, 2002H.R. 4858, A bill to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areasCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2002
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2002Referred in Senate
- Jun 25, 2002Engrossed in House
- Jun 24, 2002Reported in House
- Jun 4, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
